The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-06
Platform of the Prohibition Party-l

Platform of the Prohibition Party-A
State Ticket Nominated.-The Mary land
Prohibition convention, which met at the temper.
ance camp meeting at Glyndon, 4th district, on
Tuesday last, did not nominate a county ticket
that authority having been delegated to a COM
mittee especially appointed for the purpose
Summerfeld Baldwin, of Baltimore, was nomina-
ted for Governor; Thomas e. Wright, Of Dsrches.
ter county, for Comptroller, and james Pollard, Of
Baltimore, for Attorney General. The following
platform Of the party was submitted and unani-
mously adopted:
The Prohibition party of Maryland, in conven.
ton assembled, recognizing the right of the peo.
pie to demand the reasons for its existence, and
the grounds Of its claims for popular support and
endorsement, do hereby present the following
platform of principles for the patriotic considera
ton of the voters Of the commonwealth:
Article /. We acknowledge Almighty God as the
Sovereign of men, and TO His laws human enact.
ments should conform to ensure peace, prosperity
and happiness.
Article III. We believe the manufacture, impor-
tation and sale of alcoholic beverages should be
prohibited.
Article III. We believe that prohibition, to be
effective, must be by constitutional and statutory
enactment, national in scope, and vitalized by a
political party based upon the principle and
pledged to the enforcement OF the law.
Article Nv. We believe that men who sell their
votes, and men who, directly or indirectly, buy
votes or corrupt voters, should be DISTINGUISHED
and forever prevented from exercising the right oil
suffrage.
Article V. We believe that as the manufacturer
is protected by restriction on imported goods, the
wage worker should be protected by laws which
will prevent the importation or stimulation OF i'm
migration Of pauper foreign labor.
Article VI. We favor such amendments to our
naturalization laws as will conduce to an intelli.
ract cuffro0p
Article VII. We believe that the overbearing
attitude of great corporations to the public gener-
ally, and the tendency to exalt property at the
expense of manhood should be checked by the
abrogation of laws bearing unequally upon LABOR
and capital and the enactment of laws providing
for arbitration in cases where capital and labor
are supposed to be in conflict; adequate appro-
priations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; pre-
venting further grants of public lands to railroads.
speculators or other parties than actual settlers
Section 1. To guard the health and safety Of
those engaged in mining, manufacturing and
building industries.
Sec 2. To give mechanics and laborers first
lien upon the products of their industry to the full
amount of their wages.
Sec 3. Prohibiting the employment OF children
in mines, factories and workshops until they have
received the rudiments of an American education
Sec. 4. Expunging the word "white" wherever
it may appear in our State constitution and laws
so that both in themselves and their execution
they will secure justice and equality to all per-
sons, irrespective of race and color.
Article VIII. We favor the proposed State con,
stitutional convention, and declare that the most
important question to be considered by that body
is that of the absolute prohibition of the liquor
traffic. To the establishment of these principles
the Prohibition party pledges its life, Its futurf
and its sacred honor.
Article TX. To protect the people against the
unjust charges and discrimination in freight ano
passenger rates by railroad and steamboat corpo'
rations within the limits of our State.
Sec. 2. To exact equal taxation and prevent
discrimination between the manufacturing ano
agricultural interests of the State.
The following resolutions were unanimously
passed:
Resolyed, That we endorse the efforts of tie Re-
form League to secure pure and honest exercise
of the elective franchise.
Resolved, That the Prohibition party of Mary
land heartily endorses the noble work of the W
C. T. U. and other temperance societies, Gnd
pledging to them for the future, as in the past
our sympathy and aid, we invoke their sympathy
for the only party which advocates their princi
Piles.
We reiterate our adherence to the principles Of
civil service reform, to which this party by its
former platform stands committed, hail with salts
faction the progress already made, and affirm oul
belief that the triumph of the Prohibition princi
Piles will greatly simplify and speedily solve the
great problem.
The Terrible Hot Spell.-July, 1887, will
be memorable as dating the terrible hot spell Of
the century 1t is ascertained that the tempera-
ture of last month exceeds the temperature of any
July during the last eighty years, and its record
as noted in the official weather bureau largely sur
passes that of any month since the organization
of the bureau in 1871.
1t is predicted that the extreme heat of July
will be equalized by more moderate weather dur.
ing the remainder of the season. We know of no
special reason for expecting exemption from heat
in August because of extreme heat in July, but
the theory is that the seasons somehow manage
to eoualize themselves. There is logic in assum-
ing that the rain fall of the year will be about
the average during the twelve months, regardless
of drought or floods, as an equal amount OF mois-
ture is always in existence somewhere but the
logic would seem to fail when applied to heat
that is not exhausted in its resources by intern.
perate use.
The true philosophy is to carefully study adap-
liability to extremes in the weather; and in doing
so let it not be forgotten that each day of pro-
tracted heat steadily weakens the vitality of all
who are exposed to it. The man, woman or child
who feels impaired vitality from heat, as is indi'
Gated by growing lassitude, diminished appetite
pain in the head, should be admonished to increas
ed care in avoiding exposure or exhaustion Of
any kind. There rs no safety to persons who fee
such results from excessive heat, and it is invit
ing serious and possibly fatal consequences te
ignore these plain admonitions.
Temperance Work.-A very interesting
temperance meeting was held at Sater's Baptist
Church, Falls road, Monday evening, July 25th
After singing by the audience, Rev. Edwin 7
Mowbray led in prayer. Rev. W. ]. Nicol
then introduced Mrs. S. II. Martin, Of Baltimore
who gave q very earnest and interesting address
touching many phases of the temperance question
and afterwards organized an auxiliary of the W
C. T. u, to be known as "The Brooklandvill'
Auxiliary" officers were elected as follows
President, Miss Mary Lane; vice-presidents
Mrs. Edward Rider and Miss Belle Rider; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Haslup; recording
secretary, Miss L. NJ. Rider; treasurer, Mis-
Annie Foster 1t is proposed to hold public meet
ings frequently at the different churches in the
neighborhood that the various congregations may
be reached and all have an opportunity to helr
in he good work.
Marriage DEMONSTRATING the month O
July John W. Shanklin, Esq, Clerk of the Circuit
Court issued marriage licenses to the following
persons:
William Chenowith to Annie Dye.
Geo. Samuel Swiney to Alice Johnson.
Patrick Cronin to Lizzie Kane.
Albert Helm Lutz to Mary M. Markley.
VIM. Louis Kenney to Annie P. Craver.
Adam G. Peff to Belinda J. Tracey.
Harry Walter Booth to Mary M. Talbot.
Thos. Ross Graham to Sarah K. Black.
Albert P. Carey to Ann M. Chenowith.
Irving W. Gosnell to Emma D. Baseman.
Death of Former Citizen of this County
Mr.. Richard Hutchins, well-known farmer
and prominent citizen of Howard county, died al
his residence near Lisbon, on the goth ult., aged
"A years. He had been ill for long time with
Bright's disease and malaria. Mr.. Hutchins was
a native of My Lady's Manor, but removed tt
Howard county in 1857, and purchased q large
tract of land. He was once State grain inspector
and subsequently was county tax collector. His
wife, seven sons and two daughters survive him
He had a number of relatives in Baltimore anG
Hartford counties.
Fatal Accidental young man named
Thomas Corbin, employed for several years OF
the farm of Thomas Todd, ESQ.,, near Warren
9Th district, met with an accident Saturday
last, which resulted in his death on Monday
Corbin was engaged in driving the mules which
were working hay fork, when some portion O
the gearing came loose and struck him in the side
just above the groin. Medical aid was promptly
summoned and it was not at first thought that tn,
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